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Prerequisites
The Charon-SSP cloud BYOL VE license server has a number of prerequisites:
- The cloud BYOL VE license server package
- A suitable Linux cloud instance to be used as license server
- Correct firewall settings
- The BYOLVE-capable Charon-SSP emulator software
These items are described below.
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VE License Server Package
The cloud BYOL VE license server package is delivered as an RPM package. Stromasys or your Stromasys VAR will provide you with the software or a download link.
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Where <version> indicates the version of the software, for example, 1.0.2427.
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Linux Cloud Instance for License Server
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- The default zone name can be found with the command
firewall-cmd --get--default-zone, a list of all zones can be displayed with the commandfirewall-cmd --get-zones. - The parameter permanent writes the command to the respective firewalld configuration files. To add the command to the running firewall, re-run it without the parameter permanent.
- The above simplified sample does not limit the source IP address to the addresses of the license clients. This would require a more sophisticated configuration. Please refer to the documentation of your Linux system.
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Charon-SSP
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VE-Capable Emulator and Management Software
The cloud BYOL VE license server software requires matching Charon-SSP emulator software. The necessary features are available in Charon-SSP 4.2.x and its pre-releases. Stromasys or your Stromasys VAR will provide you with the software or a download link.
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- Management components (not BYOLVE-specific):
- charon-agent-ssp-<version>-x86_64.rpm
- charon-director-ssp-<version>.rpm
- charon-manager-ssp-<version>.rpm
- BYOLVE-capable emulator software:
- charon-ssp-<architecture>-<version>.cloud.byolve-x86_64.rpm, or
- charon-ssp-<architecture>-<version>.cloudve.byol.el8-x86_64.rpmThe package names changed over time. It is "cloud.byol" starting with version 4.1.15, "cloud" in 4.1.14, and "vpc" in earlier versions.
In the above list, the parameters have the following meaning:
- <version> indicates the software version (e.g., 4.1.21).
- <architecture> indicates the type of emulated SPARC covered by the software (currently it can have the values 4m, 4u, 4v, 4u+, or 4v+).
- The string cloud.byol (or one of the previously used strings) ve in the package containing the Charon emulator software indicates that this version of the emulator requires a cloud BYOL VE license server.
- el8 denotes packages intended for Red Hat/CentOS/Oracle Linux 8.x.
- Charon Agent, Manager, and Director are not license-model specific.
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- Unless there is GUI access to the Charon-SSP host system, Charon Manager and Charon Director must be installed on a remote management system that will be used to configure and manage the Charon-SSP software. The Charon-SSP emulator software can also be run from the command-line, in which case Charon Manager and Director are not required.
- The Charon Agent package contains the RPM and Debian packages for the Charon Manager on Linux and a ZIP file for the Charon Manager on Microsoft Windows (charon-manager-ssp-<version>.zip).
- The Charon-SSP emulator can run on the same system as the license server or on a separate system in the same cloud environment.
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VE License Server Software Installation
If you are not familiar with the installation of RPM packages, please refer to the regular user's guide or your Linux system documentation.
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- In versions before 1.0.17, the license server will not start automatically after the initial installation. It will be started once a valid license has been installed (see Installing a License on the Cloud BYOL VE License Server).
- When upgrading to version 1.0.24 from an older version of the license server, a license update is required due to a change in the license schema.
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# yum install license-server-1.0.16.rpm Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, langpacks Examining license-server-1.0.16.rpm: license-server-1.0.16-1.x86_64 Marking license-server-1.0.16.rpm to be installed Resolving Dependencies --> Running transaction check ---> Package license-server.x86_64 0:1.0.16-1 will be installed --> Finished Dependency Resolution Dependencies Resolved ================================================================================ Package Arch Version Repository Size ================================================================================ Installing: license-server x86_64 1.0.16-1 /license-server-1.0.16 11 M Transaction Summary ================================================================================ Install 1 Package Total size: 11 M Installed size: 11 M Is this ok [y/d/N]: y Downloading packages: Running transaction check Running transaction test Transaction test succeeded Running transaction Installing : license-server-1.0.16-1.x86_64 1/1 Verifying : license-server-1.0.16-1.x86_64 1/1 Installed: license-server.x86_64 0:1.0.16-1 Complete! |
Charon-SSP
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VE-Capable Emulator Software Installation
General Information
The Charon-SSP packages are RPM packages that are installed using the yum or rpm command. They can be copied to the Charon host system using SFTP as shown in the example for copying the license server RPM.
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